The latest polling by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press shows that Mitt Romney maintains a substantial lead nationally in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. The survey, conducted Jan. 11-16, finds few differences among GOP voters from various religious groups in terms of the candidate they would most like […]
Jeffrey Goldberg of “The Atlantic” does a wonderful job of describing what he refers to as racist “dog whistling” by leading Republicans. The writer explains the manner by which America has walked away from blatant race-baiting, but is fully willing to elect a candidate who engages in “dog whistling,” or referencing race in ways that […]
NEW YORK-Dalisha Adams posted a picture of an unknown person holding up a champagne bottle hours after police say she left her two daughters, ages two and three on a streetcorner in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Adams was charged with two counts of child endangerment after her two daughters were found roaming the streets near their grandmother’s […]
By theGrio From NBC Chicago: Publisher John H. Johnson, who created Ebony and Jet magazines, will be honored on this year’s Black Heritage stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service. SEE ALSO: Obama Defends Drone Strikes A Tuesday ceremony is planned in Johnson’s hometown of Arkansas City, where he lived until moving to Chicago with […]
By Donovan X. Ramsey J.C. Watts, once perhaps the most famous black Republican in the country, has returned to politics in a surprising role: one of the most prominent supporters of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. SEE ALSO: Obama Defends Drone Strikes The former football star and Oklahoma representative, who retired from Congress in 2002, […]
While defending his stance on immigration at the Florida debate, Mitt Romney revealed a family secret, his father George Romney was born in Mexico. This came as a surprise to many people seeing how as George Romney ran for President and you need to be born in the USA to run for President. The reason […]
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The 12 p.m. ET deadline for Occupy DC protestors camping out in McPherson Square passed with no violence, amid some raucous noisemaking and the erecting of a blue tarp from an estimated 100 occupiers, according to the Washington Post. Only one arrest has been reported, as of this afternoon. SEE ALSO: How To Get Free […]
Baltimore’s history as one of the southernmost free cities for African Americans during the era of abolition has resulted in an incredible wealth and depth of black history, culture and heritage. Take advantage of special events, exhibits and programs all over the city this and every month. Fourth Annual Reginald F. Lewis Museum High School […]
TRENTON, N.J.— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is referring to an openly gay state lawmaker as “numb nuts” for comparing him to former segregationist governors from the South. The governor wants the issue of gay marriage put to a public vote. Democrats have criticized him for comments that people involved in the civil rights movement […]